The snake spruce (Amur snake)

The Amur runner, or otherwise spruce – snake family, colubrid, it is widely distributed in the far East. This reptile is perfectly adapted to the habitat conditions in several natural zones-from steppes to woods. On-site Russian Federation Amur snake is most often found in Primorye and Khabarovsk region. And places of residence can vary widely: dry forest area, wetlands near ponds, meadows, attic house or garden farmer. This species occurs even in the mountains at an altitude of 1 kilometer above sea level.

The Amur Adult snake can grow just over 2 metres. The male is usually significantly larger than females. The back of the snake can have all shades from dark-brown to black. A pattern of transverse bands may be absent in such snake as the Amur runner. The photo shows that the reptile's stomach invariably bright – in various shades. Spruce has two subspecies. Russian and Chinese Poloz Poloz. The subspecies differ mainly in the size – second, as a denizen of warmer climates – larger. Amur Poloz conducts a day way of life. Sleeps all night, climbing into the shelter, which may be the hollow of a tree, haystacks, holes, Animals, crevices in the rocks. In the cold season, spruce it hibernates in October and wakes up in April. At this time, individuals gather in groups, sometimes up to 35 pieces.

The Amur Poloz perfectly through the trees. He can climb to a height of 10 meters. Puberty reptiles of this species in the third year of life. In the spring, after hibernation, adults gather in a place that remains unchanged from year to year. Males select a mate and achieve its location using pats head torso females. When mating season ends, snakes crawl on their territories, and females carrying eggs. The pregnancy is just over a month. In mid-July, females lay small eggs, they can be up to 30 pieces. Nest could serve as a sheltered place with loose and wet litter. There are collective nest. In one of these nests was found by scientists more than a hundred eggs.

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Shrinky Young are born quite large. Many of them die during the first winter, as suitable cover, not so much. Amur snake eats small mammals and young birds and nestlings, frogs and eggs. Smaller victims snake swallows immediately, larger – initially choking, squeezing the rings around the trunk or pressing to the surface of the earth. If Poloz gets in a dangerous situation, first attempting to retreat. But if escape is impossible - hisses and attacks. A large specimen can cope with a small rabbit or rat. The Chinese keep snakes of this species as Pets is cats because they do an excellent job with the destruction of rats and mice.

The people talking about the fact that the Amur snake poisonous – far rather offensive, because the people did not hesitate to destroy these reptiles. The number of runners is steadily declining.